The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-05-15
CA1HoL1o oHUaCH NOTES.
What 10 Going ON i'm Catholic Circles
ThrOug hOut the State.

WhAt IL Going on in Catholic circles
ThrOuG hOut the State.
Rev. P. Corrigan will lecture on temper
ance at Sayreville, near South Amboy, next
Sunday evening
Rev. P. Corr, of Hackensack, delivered
an eloquent temporal nee lecture on Sunday
evening last in the Church of opr Lady of
Grace, Hoboken. He spoke for nearly an
hour.
Rev. Walter Fleming, who went South
for his health, some time ago. has returned
looking much improved. He is rector of
st. Aloysius' Church, Newark The ami
versary of the conservation of the affairs of
this church was celebrated last Sunday.
Rosa D. Erina, the celebrated Irish
songstress, will give a concert in st. Jcseph's
Church, Monroe street, Hoboken, on Tues
day evening, May 81 On the same oc-
casion the drawing for the gold watch and
chain, donated by Rev. Francis Lehner in
aid of the church, will taAe place. Two
thousand five hundred tickets have been
already sold for this drawing.
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger administered
the sacrament of Confirmation in st.
Nicholas Church, Passaic, last Sunday.
Rev. John Sheppard is the rector and Rev.
Father McHale is his assistant. The latter
gentleman has gone on an extended va
cation, accompanied by his nephew, Mr..
George Brown, who is divinity student at
Seton Hall Seminary. Rev. Father Shep-
pard is now erecting a new pastoral resi-
dence which will cost about So, 0O0 The
present beautiful rectory is situated at an
inconvenient distance from the church,
hence the necessity of a new building. The
old one will be turned over to the Sisters
for an academy.
Rev. Patrick Leonard. rector of St.
Michael's Church, Newark, who has been
Ill for some time. is somewhat improved in
health though not yet entirely well. He is
a man of great executive and financial abil-
ity ald has made name for himself as a
church builder Since he took charge of
ST. Michaers parish he has built fine
church, rectory, school house, with a
large hall for meetings, entertainments,
ETC., and Sisters house. He will have
the church consecrated in q short time,
which means that it is nearly free from
debt, as no church can be consecrated that
has any debt on it.
On Wednesday last the quarterly confer
ence of the clergy of the diocese of Newark
was held at the Catholic Institute, Newark.
There was large attendance of the reye-
rend clergy, and many say that this was the
best meeting of the conference yet held.
This is said to be owing chiefly to the able,
witty and learned manner in which Rev.
Eugene Dikowich, of Paterson, treated the
case of moral theology set down for Discus
sion at that meeting. The following Of
fcers of the Conference were elected for
one year Right Rev. Monsignor Seton,
Moderator; Rev. Father White, Rector of
St. Bridget's Church, Newark, Vice Mode
rator, and Rev. Thomas Herman, of the
Cathedral, Newark, Secretary.
The corner stone of the new st. Joseph's
Catholic Church, corner of Carroll and
Market streets, Paterson. was laid last
Sunday afternoon by Right Rev. Bishop
Wigger. The ceremonies began at $3.50 p.
Nd. There was a very large GRO wd of people
assembled to see the ceremonies and
number of societies turned out to do honor
to the occasion, among them the Catholic
Benevolent Legion, the Young Mems
Catholic Association, Children of Mary, st.
Aloysius Sodality, Holy Angels Society,
&c. The societies met at the'old church
and forming In line of march, walked to the
pastoral residence, headed by brass band.
They were there met by the altar boys, the
clergy. arrayed in cassock and surplice, and
the Bishop IN his ponti6cial robes. The
procession then marched to the new church
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The ceremony of blessing and laying the
corner stone was then performed and the
prescribed prayers said. after which the
Bishop made an address of about fifteen
minutes duration, in which he congratu-
lated both pastor and people on the beauti-
full edi6ce they were about to raise to the
homer of God. At the conclusion of the
Bishops remarks he impaired his bene-
diction to the assembled throng and the
crowd dispersed. During the ceremonies
about $3.50 were collected from the
audience towards the building fund. This
amount was afterwards swelled by couple
of large donations to $780, The following
clergymen were present: Right Rev. Bishop
Wigger, Monsignori Seton and De Con-
clio and Rev. Fathers Downs, Nordiello,
Whelan, MCCARTHY, Kelly and Dikowich.
| Monsignor De Concillo was invited to make
an address, and, it is said, would have done
SO but for the rain, which came down in
quite shower during the ceremonies, and
at the commencement of which he beat a
hasty retreat. Rain and rheumatism do
| net seem to agree very Wei together and
| the Monsigncr evidently believes in keep.
ing them apart for peace sake. After all
the ceremonies were over the Bishop and
clsfy were VIZ, Hospitality entertained by
the rector of the O.. urch, Rev. Or. Smith
at whose residence thy sat oown 10
sumptuous repast.
The GOldsmtth's Reception.